Iconic images: The American soldier

This Veterans Day, let's take a look back at the American soldier.

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A jubilant American sailor clutching a white-uniformed nurse in a back-bending, passionate kiss as he vents his joy while thousands jam Times Square to celebrate the long awaited-victory over Japan, 1945.

Alfred Eisenstaedt/Time & Life Pictures

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A jubilant American sailor clutching a white-uniformed nurse in a back-bending, passionate kiss as he vents his joy while thousands jam Times Square to celebrate the long awaited-victory over Japan, 1945.